The Greek unemployment rate dropped to 16.9 pct of the workforce in the second quarter of 2019, from 19.2 pct in the first quarter and 19 pct in the same period last year, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday, according to ANA.
The statistics service announced the number of unemployed people totaled 805,047 in the second quarter, down 11.2 pct from the previous quarter and down 11.1 pct compared with the same period last year. However, a total of 570,000 unemployed (70.8 pct of total) were long-term unemployed and 20.8 pct of unemployed were not registered unemployed. The percentage of unemployed receiving unemployment benefit was 11.0 pct. The number of employed people was 3,956,424 and employment rose 3.7 pct from the previous quarter and 2.5 pct compared with the same period in 2018. Part-time employment accounted for 9.1 pct of total employment.
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